Focusing on the second track of the album, “Go!” features possibly one of the most cross-genre production approaches to the song in the current climate of anything remotely electronic. Featuring vocals from on-again-off-again French vocalist, Mai Lin, the vocals are almost a side-note to what can be called an instrumentalist’s approach to anything electronic. While the piece does have its fair share of synth-love, every chorus is times with Mai Lin counting down from the number eight, that makes a listeners blood pump expecting a sick drop. Although the sick drop is never truly delivered in traditional form, M83 breaks out into this symphony mix of synths that mimic the back-melody of a strings section.

That is not to say that Mai Lin’s contribution has no use, for every time she sets up the chorus backed with elements you would expect from a run-of-the-mill DJ set, the production tears away every notion introducing the chorus with a sick guitar that gives your car the vibe of a block party. Finally, in the very last countdown, we are treated to a rarity: a full-length, high powered electric guitar solo placed at the resolution of the number brings that musical high to a crescendo as Mai Lin’s vocals come to a clarified solo peak for less than a second.

“Go!” is a song that mixes every best riff you have ever heard in a series of strange twists and turns that blow your expectations away for an artist in the realm of EDM. Regardless if “Midnight City” was your TV-soundtrack, check out “Go!” and “Junk” while it’s still fresh!